This was a post for the old timers for whom "2.96" instantly brings back memories of the controversy over the unofficial version 2.96 of the gcc.
Given all the contorversy over this unofficial release of the GPLv3, "2.96" would be an appropriate version number.
People are jumping on Linus for not jumping on the GPL "v2.96" bandwagon. But for those who recall the same thing happened with gcc v2.96, and many software developers swore that they would never touch v2.96+.
v2.96 broke a lot of things, making it hard to support. This new version of the GPL will break the kernel because most of it will need relicencing, and relicencing insn't a joy for Linus the way software development is.
Personally, If Linus can out and declared his love for spending huge amounts of time with lawyers, switching the GPL versions on each contributors code to the prerelease of GPL v3, I'd ask the men in white coats to take him away and put him in a nice padded room.
Heck, according to the README file Linus still only supports gcc v2.95.3. Even though v2 is ancient. Yes the official reality and the true reality have nothing in common. But given that Linus cannot even be bothered changing on line in the README file only emphasises how he doesn't relish extra work being dumped on him. (who does?)
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But changing GPL even harder than GCC
Posted by: gmatht on January 31, 2006 08:43 AMGiven all the contorversy over this unofficial release of the GPLv3, "2.96" would be an appropriate version number.
People are jumping on Linus for not jumping on the GPL "v2.96" bandwagon. But for those who recall the same thing happened with gcc v2.96, and many software developers swore that they would never touch v2.96+.
v2.96 broke a lot of things, making it hard to support. This new version of the GPL will break the kernel because most of it will need relicencing, and relicencing insn't a joy for Linus the way software development is.
Personally, If Linus can out and declared his love for spending huge amounts of time with lawyers, switching the GPL versions on each contributors code to the prerelease of GPL v3, I'd ask the men in white coats to take him away and put him in a nice padded room.
Heck, according to the README file Linus still only supports gcc v2.95.3. Even though v2 is ancient. Yes the official reality and the true reality have nothing in common. But given that Linus cannot even be bothered changing on line in the README file only emphasises how he doesn't relish extra work being dumped on him. (who does?)
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